Dear Dr. Diane, We have a 10-week-old female Westie who hates the crate and when we leave for work she barks (I think) all the time. At least my neighbors hear her barking from outside. When I come inside she is so shook up and barks uncontrollable. I bought a spray that is suppose calm […]

Dear Dr. Diane, I have a behavior question about my 2-year-old chihuahua. He is a great dog but one of his drawbacks is that he nips and is aggressive towards bigger dogs. He is only 6 pounds, and he enjoys playing with dogs around his size or dogs that are puppies because they play but […]

Dear Dr. Diane, My husband and I and our three children are looking to adopt a puppy. We found a loving mom pup who is one year old and her four puppies. We are thinking about adopting the mom and one of her female pups. Would this be a good idea? I think it is […]

Dear Dr. Diane, I have two Irish Setters and three rescue doxies. One of my doxies came from a puppy mill and she has aggressive issues with my female setter. She got into a bad fight with her – the doxie was taunting the setter and about the time we realized it was too late- […]

Dear Dr. Diane, I have a Lab mix, how can I get her to quit scratching the carpet? She only does this when we are gone, never when we are home. She has ruined some of our carpet by scratching hole in them. Thank you for your help, I can’t get new carpet until she […]

Dear Dr. Diane, I have three cats and two dogs, one a three-year-old Yorkie, and one a rescue from the shelter (two years old). Recently, my boyfriend (and his two cats) moved in with us. Over the past couple weeks, my Yorkie has begun to exhibit some strange behavior toward my boyfriend, who has never […]

I have a question about my lab-golden retriever mix who is 13 years old. In the last 4 or 5 months she has become defiant to things that we have done many times before. Like when we get her in the car we have to move her around a bit to get her in a […]

Dear Dr. Diane, I have an 8-month-old malamute. He’s a very good dog but I’m worried because it seems he doesn’t like kids except my 7-year-old daughter; she can do anything to him but if any other kids come into my house he gets very aggressive. I’m worried because I have a grand child due […]

Hello Dr. Diane, I’ve found a husky who is I think is 5 months old but he refuses to stay inside a house I’ve built for him. He is strong. When we feels that we will leave him, he starts to act strangely making sounds and standing on his legs. Please help; I am hopeless:( […]

Dear Dr. Diane, Help! My puppy seems terrified when I put a collar or harness on her. She immediately stops playing, she cowers and won’t willingly go outside to go potty and even then she just huddles in a corner, shaking. For safety reasons we want to be able to put a leash on when […]